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Jar in the Form of an Abstract Figure with Modeled Head and Wide Collar by Moche — VisualArtsDB

Jar in the Form of an Abstract Figure with Modeled Head and Wide Collar

Jar in the Form of an Abstract Figure with Modeled Head and Wide Collar

-100–500

Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 40.6 cm (16 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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paintamericasandeanearly intermediate periodvesselsearthenwarevesselceramicsmochicainorganic materialArts of the Americassouth americanPre-Columbianmocheandescoating (material)ceramicart of the americas

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